Research Summary:

Hemodialysis, outcomes studies in dialysis patients and patients with progressive kidney failure

Link to PubMed Citations

Selected Publications:

Rao P, Schaubel DE, Saran R. Impact of graft failure on patient survival on dialysis: a comparison of transplant-naive and post-graft failure mortality rates. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2005 Feb;20(2):387-91.

Rao P. Nephrotic syndrome in patients with peripheral blood stem cell transplant. Am J Kidney Dis 45(4): 780-785, 2005.

Gomez M, Kaw D, Ratnam S Modi K, Rao P. Rhabdomyolysis complicating urosepsis in a renal transplant patient. Infec Med March 22(3): 123-129, 2005 .

Rao P, Schaubel DE, Saran R. Impact of graft failure on patient survival on dialysis: a comparison of transplant-naive and post-graft failure mortality rates. Nephrol Dial Transplant Dec 7;20: 387-391, 2004.

Kaw D, Washing D, Modi KS, Rao P. Sinusitis and renal failure in an elderly patients. Am Fam Physician April 1;69(7) 1727-1728, 2004.

Rao P, Pasadakis P, Oreopoulos DG. Peritoneal Dialysis and acute renal failure. (Editorial) Perit Dial Int Jul-Aug;23(4):320-322, 2003.

Kleshinski J, Rao P, Duggan J, Zaher A. Rash and pulmonary infiltrate in a transplant patient - what is the connection? Neph Dial Transplant 17: 2030-2032, 2002.

Rao PS, Ravindran A, Elsamaloty H, Modi KS . Emphysematous Urinoma in a Renal Transplant Patient. Am J Kidney Dis 38 (5): E29, 2001.

Tzamaloukas AH, Oreopoulos DG, Murata GH, Servilla K, Rao P, Din S, Malhotra D. The relation between nutrition indices and age in patients on continous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis receiving similar small solute clearances. Int Urol Nephrol 32: 449-458, 2001.

Rao PS, Bakir AA. The role of plasmapheresis in the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis. Int J Artif Organs 23 (12): 798-801, 2000.

Tzamaloukas AH, Murata GH, Malhotra D, Piraino B, Rao P, Bernardini J, Oreopoulos DG. Normalization of clearances in peritoneal dialysis using a formula for body weight in end-stage renal population. Perit Dial Int 20 (1): 60-64, 2000.